Friday April 30 marked the day that the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G went on sale in the U.S. the iPad which has the ability to connect to mobile carrier networks began shipping to customers from the online retail store and went on sale in Apple retail stores at 5PM.
The iPad Wi-Fi + 3G differs very little from the Wi-Fi only iPad which shipped earlier in April, the only visual difference being the addition of a large black strip of plastic at the top of the device to allow for strong 3G signals. The Wi-Fi + 3G iPad also has a dedicated GPS chip for precise location data.
Boy Genius Report has posted a gallery of unboxing pics.
As expected iFixit has posted a teardown of the 3G iPad revealing the innards of the device.
Apple has put a step-by-step guide online to aid setting in up an iPad 3G to work on AT&T's mobile network.
A few first impressions note that some apps from the App Store don't work entirely as expected compared to the Wi-Fi only iPad. Gizmodo writes that the Netflix app streams over 3G but appears to be
reduced quality where as the ABC TV app refuses to work.
